So far, itвЂ™s remained just a sterling album cut (it peaked at No. Our staff favorite from HalseyвЂ™s sophomore album, this sultry, Greg Kurstin-produced synth-pop firework was the 23 year oldвЂ™s self-described stab at getting an all-female love song on pop radio. On the title track, Baker finds clarity in the emptiness that colors her darkness by embracing the parts of herself that only come to light when вЂњthereвЂ™s no one left/ Between myself and me,вЂќ leading to one of the most cathartic climaxes of the year. The devastating imagery in BakerвЂ™s songwriting has always felt relatable and raw, but on her sophomore album Turn Off The Lights, sheвЂ™s paired her incisive insights with a sonic balm of beautifully layered reverb guitar. Listening to the confessional musings of 22-year old singer-songwriter Julien Baker can sometimes feel like looking in a mirror and seeing your truest self exposed. Over a decade later, Flowers and his glamorous blazers are still headed for the frontman hall of fame. The song radiates confidence with a disco stomp as glitzy as the Las Vegas strip, and guitar riffs that demand a Travolta-like strut. вЂњThe ManвЂќ is a satirical look back at a brazen, young Brandon Flowers circa 2003-04 during the bandвЂ™s introduction to the world. 1 on BillboardвЂ™s Adult Alternative Songs chart. 1 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single вЂњThe ManвЂќ hit No. Their fifth studio album Wonderful Wonderful debuted at No. In 2017, we welcomed back synth-rock veterans The Killers with open arms. And not to oversell it, but this just may be the best Cure to hit radio since вЂњFriday IвЂ™m In Love.вЂќ - JOE LYNCH

Even so, the track is unmistakable Stefani Germanotta, from the smoky coo on the verses (hello, jazz chanteuse Gaga) to the full-throated, mountain-top-tickling bellow that announces the chorus. From вЂњParisвЂќ to вЂњMalibu,вЂќ вЂњNorth East South WestвЂќ and everywhere in between, here are BillboardвЂs 100 favorite songs of 2017.ДЇollowing her rootsy, personal Joanne LP, вЂњThe CureвЂќ comes across like GagaвЂ™s concession to radioвЂ™s (now waning) love affair with trop-pop. And even with all this, it was still a year where the very best singles might not have been the very biggest.

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